Transcript Highlights:

• Well, Mr. Chairman, my point is I think it would behoove us.
• Well, I know we're short for time, so I'm going to jump into it.
• Well, it's interesting.
• Finally, um, oh, well, real quick before I get to my final point.
• Well, Mr.

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, thank you so much for joining us.
• I had a couple questions as well. Let's start with CDPH.
• Well, I mean, it definitely creates difficulty in and...
• Well, because Kansas City is ground zero for this debate.
• I'm here to do my best to advocate for them as well.

Committee: Senate Health

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That was road management and abandonment plans.
• Well, thank you so much, sir.
• This is the roads maintenance and abandonment program.
• is that consensus didn't work well on the NP rule.
• I guess that, you know, it—well, it did to a point. Well, it did to a point.

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And that is why a lot of countries are abandoning it.
• A place where transgender young people and their families felt safe, seen, and well cared for was abandoning
• Well, do you have a question on the budget item?
• I want to just thank you as well for your incredible testimony, and Will for yours as well.
• experience, as well as the turnout.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I’m well versed in this as well.
• Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman and fellow members.
• , as well as the number of stops.
• The person is abandoned; the property won't respond.
• Yeah, we've now gone through the abandonment time.

Summary: The House Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up a series of hunting, wildlife, environmental, and property measures. It reported favorably HCR 79, which urges Congress and the U.S. Forest Service to allow deer hunting with dogs in Kisatchie National Forest, after testimony emphasizing the cultural importance of dog hunting and opposition from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, which supported only the wounded-deer recovery component. The committee also reported favorably SB 419 on using pre-charged pneumatic devices during primitive firearms season, SCR 29 creating a study committee on Atchafalaya Basin water quality, and SB 111 setting black bass and crappie bag and size limits in the basin, with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries saying it would continue sampling and monitor impacts. Members then approved SB 174 transferring state property in Caddo Parish from Louisiana Tech University to the Caddo Parish School Board, SB 189 prohibiting intentional release of fuels or chemicals for temperature-affecting purposes, and SB 99 modernizing DEQ communications to allow optional electronic notices. They also reported favorably HCR 54 requesting a federal study of flooded corn and migratory waterfowl behavior, and HCR 94 requiring annual boating safety reports from Wildlife and Fisheries; witnesses supported the reporting idea and suggested adding a 10-year average for context. The committee next approved HCR 104, which asks the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study collection and access to subsurface data, with LSU’s Greg Upton describing ongoing modernization of core samples, well logs, and 3D subsurface mapping. It also passed SB 331, which temporarily removes a section of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act for five years to allow work on the lower Pearl River; conservation groups opposed the bill, warning about precedent, flooding, erosion, and habitat impacts, while the author said the measure was narrowly tailored to address severe silting and channel problems. Finally, the committee created a task force on illegal dumping in HCR 85 after amending its membership, adopted a substitute for HR 216 to authorize a committee hearing on the 2022 Louisiana Climate Action Plan, and reported favorably HCR 87 supporting a U.S. senator’s migratory flyway correspondence and SB 505 revising the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund grant process and related tank requirements.

Transcript Highlights:

• I’m well versed in this as well.
• I'm doing well. Good. Thank you for having me this morning.
• Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman and fellow members.
• Okay, well, it says appointed by the director—who's the director?
• Yeah, we've now gone through the abandonment time.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, there's a favor signature.
• Well, that's a determination.
• Well, how is that?
• Well, how is that?
• Well, Madam Chair... ...so somebody could lease it and then sublease it? Well, Madam Chair.

Bills: HB2150 , HB2262 , HB2267 , HB2268 , HB2351 , HB2425 , HB2426 , HB2427 , HB2755 , HB2781 , HB2913 , HB2943 , HB2956 , HB2975 , HB2985 , HB4009

Committee: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Keywords: state land department, mineral lease, renewals, indexed royalties, land use planning, auditor general, five-year plans, geospatial data, Arizona Geological Survey, resource analysis, geographic information systems, wildlife protection, public nuisance, renewable energy, wind farm, solar farm, residential property, public health, local regulations, state land

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, thank you, Mr. Pro Tem.
• Well, this is...
• It pertains to them as well.
• Well, part of this bill, Rep.
• Well, I just know... Well, I just know what they shared with me.

Bills: HR72 , HR73 , HR74 , HR75 , HR76 , HR77 , HR78 , HR79 , HR80 , HR81 , HR82 , HR83 , HCR36 , HCR37 , HCR38 , HCR39 , HCR40 , HCR41 , HB368 , HB433 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1019 , HB1020 , HB1021 , HB1022 , HB1023 , HB1024 , HB1025 , HB1026 , HB1027 , HB1028 , HB1029 , HB1030 , HB1031 , HB1032 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1035 , HB1036 , HB1037 , HB1038 , HB1039 , HB1040 , HB1041 , HB1042 , HB1043 , HB1044 , HB1045 , HB1046 , HB1047 , HB1048 , HB1049 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1052 , HB1053 , HB1054 , HB1055 , HB1056 , HB1057 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1060 , HB1061 , HB1062 , HB1063 , HB1064 , HB1065 , HB1066 , HB1067 , HB1068 , HB1069 , HB1070 , HB1071 , HB1072 , HB1073 , HB1074 , HB1075 , HB1076 , HB1077 , HB1078 , HB1079 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1082 , HB1083 , HB1084 , HR70 , HR71 , HCR35 , HB31 , HB326 , HB1013 , HB1014 , HB1015 , HB1016 , SB192 , SB196 , SB198 , SB203 , SB204 , SB214 , SB216 , SB257 , SB291 , SB383 , HB13 , HB23 , HB25 , HB32 , HB41 , HB42 , HB90 , HB120 , HB121 , HB122 , HB127 , HB138 , HB139 , HB141 , HB179 , HB187 , HB213 , HB247 , HB286 , HB332 , HB344 , HB357 , HB367 , HB370 , HB462 , HB505 , HB527 , HB537 , HB605 , HB680 , HB681 , HB725 , HB780 , HB782 , HB847 , HB892 , HB911 , HB916 , HB1012 , HR15 , HR20 , HCR14 , HB53 , HB57 , HB64 , HB102 , HB106 , HB111 , HB137 , HB152 , HB155 , HB177 , HB238 , HB256 , HB258 , HB337 , HB359 , HB363 , HB386 , HB434 , HB546 , HB557 , HB584 , HB661 , HB697 , HB726 , HB727 , HB747 , HB756 , HB758 , HB759 , HB765 , HB767 , HB825 , HB858 , HB930 , HB941 , HB957 , HB964 , HB58 , HB69 , HB93 , HB166 , HB199 , HB201 , HB202 , HB218 , HB223 , HB224 , HB231 , HB235 , HB246 , HB338 , HB349 , HB352 , HB379 , HB405 , HB429 , HB535 , HB547 , HB577 , HB588 , HB626 , HB636 , HB652 , HB653 , HB669 , HB688 , HB691 , HB721 , HB738 , HB806 , HB851 , HB857 , HB861 , HB889 , HB904 , HB907 , HB908 , HB929 , HB1009 , HB868 , HB119 , HB140 , HB739 , HB842 , HB875 , HB919 , HB61 , HB185 , HB233 , HB613 , HB848 , HB52 , HB228 , HB289 , HB735 , HB796 , HB722 , HB284 , HB301 , HB827 , HB953 , HB901 , HB9 , HB46 , HB193 , HB400 , HB436 , HB468 , HB570 , HB582 , HB733 , HB746 , HB923 , HB952

Keywords: HR72, House Resolution 72, Sophia Patout, Layla Porter, St. Amant High School, Future Farmers of America, FFA, Coastal Restoration Heroes, coastal restoration, Louisiana coast, coastal land loss, wetlands, saltmarsh, barrier island, West Grand Terre Island, Restore or Retreat Inc., smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, black mangrove, Avicennia germinans

Summary: The House met on March 26, 2026, established a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a large number of introductions, resolutions, and committee reports. The chamber recognized Women of the Storm on its 20th anniversary, honored Saint-Amant FFA for winning a national coastal restoration championship, and later recognized Elevate Louisiana. The House also received Senate bills on topics including freshwater fishing limits, bridge preservation, emergency medical services, ambulance reimbursement, eye care coverage, and other matters, and introduced numerous House resolutions and bills covering education, ethics, transportation, elections, public records, criminal law, and appropriations. Several measures were referred to committees or were allowed to lie over, while some resolutions were adopted without objection. The House then considered and passed a series of bills, many by wide margins. Criminal justice and public safety measures included HB 53, adding illegal gambling as a RICO predicate offense; HB 57, allowing courts to consider criminal histories when issuing temporary restraining orders; HB 64, authorizing magistrates to recall arrest warrants; HB 102, creating second-degree cruelty to the elderly and persons with infirmities; HB 106, requiring written parental consent before melatonin is administered to children; HB 137, strengthening penalties and school notification procedures for terroristic threats against schools; HB 152, updating controlled dangerous substances schedules; HB 155, restricting drone use near the Capitol; HB 177, allowing retired court reporters to return on contract; and HB 727, allowing burning of certain untreated construction lumber and wood mats. Members also approved HB 11, adding associate degrees to sentence-diminution eligibility, and HB 726, increasing penalties for abandoning vessels, with discussion noting the need for future funding to remove derelict boats. Education and workforce-related bills also advanced, including HB 238, easing ethics restrictions so former school board members who are certified teachers or school psychologists can return to work sooner; HB 256, clarifying mandatory reporter training for school employees; HB 363, allowing virtual-school students to participate in extracurricular activities and athletics at their resident public school; HB 386, allowing locally authorized charter schools to operate as their own LEA under local rules; HB 434, giving superintendents more authority over probationary school bus employees; HB 557, defining long-term care pharmacies; and HB 584, ending the practice of giving foster children trash bags for belongings and providing proper luggage instead. The House also passed HB 661, expanding nepotism exceptions for certain lower-paid school positions such as paraprofessionals, custodians, cafeteria workers, and bus drivers, and HB 697, recreating the Department of Environmental Quality through 2030. Most bills passed unanimously or with strong bipartisan support, though HB 137 on school threats drew significant debate over parental liability and juvenile intervention before passing 71-26.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are a lot of wells that have dropped in elevation Some of the community wells have actually dropped
• to the point that they are actually building new wells.
• Well, Mr. Chair, the Acequias are an institution of the land grant.
• I have a few words to say as well.
• well as wind.

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, so require agencies after rule review has occurred to take action, which may be either making no
• That would be something they would attend to as well. Any other questions?
• The dog had been abandoned by his owner in rising flood waters.
• You know, Senator Burgess is to kind of his services is obviously greatly appreciated as well.
• But but you know what will well, except that when we're not on duty. But I do want to tell.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• hour, I will be quick. and there's some written, written, uh, testimony regarding House Bill. 4336 as well
• So this is a situation where a newborn is being abandoned instead of having to, the mother having to
• Lynn, her mother, who was also unfortunately killed as well.
• Well, We Because we can't vote on He's I don't. Um.
• There is a fairly well established line in the property codes.

Bills: HB 660 , HB 4845 , HB 3902 , HB 5396 , HB 4615 , HB 1825 , HB 1403 , HB 4336 , HB 4585 , HB 4371 , HB 863 , SB 1589 , HB 5223 , HB 3195 , HB 2734

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation

Transcript Highlights:

• WELL, WE HAVE A LOT ON THE AGENDA TODAY. I SAY THAT, FOUR BILLS BUT A LOT OF CONVERSATION I'M SURE.
• SO WE'RE GOING TO START TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP TAB 1, CS FOR SP 150 ON ABANDONING RESTRAINED ANIMALS
• THE GOOD NEWS IS THIS DOG WAS RESCUED, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION, IS LOT ALIVE AND WELL AND HAS A LOVING
• THE BAD NEWS IS THERE'S NOT ALWAYS A HIGHWAY PATROLMAN AROUND AND THE MORE ANIMALS TIED UP AND ABANDONED
• WELL, FLORIDA DOESN'T HAVE A DANGEROUS, AND EFFECTIVE DANGEROUS DOG LAW.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We can do it here as well. Those practices are well established.
• We can do it here as well. Those practices are well established.
• </c> Lebanon as well as the town of Plymouth. Lebanon as well as the town of Plymouth.
• No funding.<05:19:18.798><c> Well,</c> Well, senators on the seacoast, no parks funding.
• the fall as as well. Um, no no PU no PU the fall as as well.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• borders and have an accident, a lot of times, some people are just leaving because it's cheaper to abandon
• And this would just make a dedicated fund for cleaning up abandoned vehicles, commercial vehicles on
• use this as a kind of a somewhat of a pilot program to see how many uninsured vehicles are being abandoned
• eastern Oklahoma or out to the panhandle, you know, there's been times where you've saw equipment abandoned

Bills: SB1966 , SB175 , SB1475 , SB1950 , SB2049 , SB2052

Committee: Senate Aeronautics and Transportation

Keywords: memorial highways, bridge designations, Oklahoma Statutes, commemorative markers, transportation, uninsured vehicles, reimbursement fund, towing services, commercial vehicles, public safety, memorial, infrastructure, dedication, Toby Keith, aviation, aircraft, surveillance, regulations, fees, Oklahoma statutes

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, those four things, right at 40% of our, of our, Things?
• Fiscally, our budget is as well reflective of that.
• We also have money in there for other springs restoration projects and our artesian well abandonment
• program, where we offer those artesian wells that are free-flowing wells due to pressure within the aquifer
• Well, you know, like Mr.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• On a day that we would normally wear green, I've elected to abandon tradition and wear blue and white
• green<00:24:06.960><c> I've</c><00:24:07.320><c> elected</c><00:24:08.159><c> to</c><00:24:08.559><c> abandon
• </c><00:24:09.720><c> tradition</c> green I've elected to abandon tradition green I've elected to abandon
• For those who would like to participate, we'll be taking a picture with the Irish flag in the well of

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> own is that correct correct I mean well own is that correct correct I mean well I<00:20:11.520><
• </c> ch channel uh shall be deemed abandoned ch channel uh shall be deemed abandoned property<00:21:01.760
• <00:43:02.200><c> as</c><00:43:02.319><c> the</c><00:43:02.520><c> state</c> well as the state well as
• </c> natural environmental resources as well natural environmental resources as well as<01:33:14.639>
• Well, I mean, thank you for the honesty.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. On HB 211 relating to stream maintenance, DLNR supported the intent but requested amendments to clarify that responsibility for removing abandoned property rests with the entity that has jurisdiction or ownership of the stream, and asked for appropriations to help cover cleanup costs. Members discussed existing county authority to clean streams and then seek reimbursement from private owners, and the City and County of Honolulu’s written testimony was noted as arguing the bill conflicts with a federal court stipulation requiring notice and storage of personal property before disposal. On HB 502 relating to land use, OPSD and the Land Use Commission supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the short timeline and the need for rule changes, with OPSD recommending a more permanent county plan-based district boundary amendment process instead of a temporary one. The Department of Agriculture asked counties to make concurrent revisions to ordinances and rules affecting agricultural land partitioning. Testimony also noted the bill is aimed at legacy agricultural subdivisions and would require Land Use Commission rulemaking. On HB 510 relating to declaration of water shortage and emergency, DLNR and the Board of Water Supply strongly supported the measure, saying it would give CWRM a more timely tool to respond to emergencies outside designated water management areas and would require rulemaking, permit classifications, and criteria for declaring shortages. In response to opposition concerns from the Land Use Research Foundation and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, DLNR said the rulemaking process would allow public input and that permit classifications could help balance agricultural and other water uses. On HB 511 relating to public lands, DLNR, the Department of Agriculture, and Hawaii Farm Bureau supported removing the survey requirement before setting aside public lands between state agencies, saying it would speed Act 90 transfers and save time and money, though one testifier cautioned against misuse of agricultural lands. No votes were taken during the excerpted portion of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, well, make sure you introduce yourself for the record, please.
• And they'd say, well, I don't want you to shoot anybody.
• </c><00:08:44.399><c> thank</c> to finally have that option well thank to finally have that option well
• The committee substitute is adopted. sub Bob Wells made a motion second sub Bob Wells made a motion second
• National Guard representative to have a representative there as well.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate VMAP Committee met with a quorum and heard several measures focused on public safety and emergency preparedness. Senate Bill 266, sponsored by Vice Chair Aaron Reed, would allow Kentucky State Police troopers to engage in secondary employment under a policy set by the commissioner. Reed argued the change would improve morale, recruitment, retention, and compensation opportunities. Senators Boswell, Nunn, and Higden asked about when the extra work would occur and whether the commissioner had been consulted; Reed said the policy would be left to KSP leadership and cited examples such as convention centers and events like the Derby. The bill passed unanimously and was sent to the floor. The committee then adopted a committee substitute for Senate Concurrent Resolution 67, which creates a task force to study disaster preparedness, mitigation, and related issues such as flooding, wind events, insurance, communications, and coordination among state and local agencies. The sponsor described recent severe weather and flooding across Kentucky and said the resolution was intended to help the state identify risks and best practices, save money, and save lives. Senators discussed whether the National Guard should be included, and the sponsor said they would not object to adding a representative. The resolution passed unanimously. House Bill 234, presented by Representative Wade Williams with the Kentucky Police Chiefs Association, would add airport police departments to the list of agencies eligible for grants funded through confiscated or abandoned firearms sold through the Kentucky State Police auction process. Williams said the grants support life-saving equipment such as tasers and bulletproof vests and that airport police had been inadvertently left off the eligibility list. Senators asked whether the change would reduce funding for other departments, and Williams said he did not expect a detrimental effect. The bill passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with an invitation to legislators to attend a National Guard briefing and aerial flight event, followed by adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so I have submitted my well.
• </c> type of funding as well. Thank you. type of funding as well. Thank you.
• </c><02:07:58.880><c> and</c> three uh well, two u baby chickens. and three uh well, two u baby chickens
• </c><03:05:35.359><c> a</c> the the reference to abandoning a the the reference to abandoning a chicken
• ,</c> so that we prohibit quote abandoning, so that we prohibit quote abandoning, dumping,<03:05:50.080

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1790 HD1, which would require law enforcement and oversight agencies to collect and report data on stops, use of force, and complaints to the Hawaii Crime Lab, which would publish incident-level information and annual reports. Supporters, including the Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the ACLU of Hawaii, Hawaii Justice Rising, and the Policing Project, said the bill would improve transparency, help identify disparities, and support better policy and accountability. OHA requested amendments to ensure Hawaiians are identified as a distinct category in the data, and the University of Hawaii’s Ashley Rubin said the Crime Lab would work with agencies to make implementation as seamless as possible. The Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill’s intent but asked for a longer timeline and culturally appropriate methodology, while HPD opposed the bill as written, saying it would require too many new data points, create a significant administrative burden, and rely on subjective perceptions of race and ethnicity; HPD also noted it is piloting an e-citation system that could help with data collection. Committee members questioned HPD about current manual processes and technology options. The chair reported 18 testimonies total: 15 in support, one in opposition, and two with comments, and no vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard HB 1611 HD1, which would phase down the general excise tax on groceries and nonprescription drugs until a full exemption takes effect in 2034. The Department of Taxation offered technical recommendations, including clearer definitions for groceries and nonprescription drugs and a technical change regarding the county surcharge exemption. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, argued the GET on groceries is regressive and worsens food insecurity, especially for low-income households, and said the bill would provide needed relief. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical concerns, including a possible wholesale-tax enforcement issue once the exemption is fully phased in. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1611, with no final committee action shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• And in a system with more choice, we can use tools like reinsurance to lower costs as well. coverage.
• </c><00:31:54.320><c> as</c><00:31:54.559><c> opportunities</c> communities, as well as opportunities
• communities, as well as opportunities for<00:31:55.360><c> offenders</c><00:31:55.919><c> to</c><00:
• We can also improve systems that aren't working well and expand on those that are.
• I was there as well when we Cummings.

Keywords: 927, senate, all